The Blunt and The Beautiful

We have made it through the Pisces lunar eclipse, but theemotional dust may still be settling. This week begins quietly before theenergy shifts and we are asked to consider what comes next.
Jupiter in Leo trine Saturn in Aries brings one of theyear’s most constructive transits, helping us turn a hopeful idea intosomething real. However, Mars square Saturn reminds us that delays are notalways rejection, and sometimes the plan simply needs adjusting.
In this episode, Kate takes you through the astrology of 29August to 5 September, with practical guidance on what to lean into and what toavoid each day. Expect honest eclipse recovery, a return of motivation, aclearer plan and permission to go home when your nervous system has alreadyleft the building.

This week we farewell the absolute icon that was Dolly Parton, before moving seamlessly — and we use that word very loosely — into Vanity Fair’s questionable Best Dressed list, James Franco’s spectacular descent into vertical werewolf drama, and some AFL Mad Monday behaviour that has us asking, once again: are the men okay?
We get into Richmond’s Mad Monday antics and the bigger conversation about footy culture, before ARIA’s ban on fully AI-generated music sends us down a rabbit hole involving robot sex music, AI slop and one deeply unfortunate sentence about a shaved pussy.
Plus, we unpack the Jackie O and Kyle Sandilands court case, workplace bullying and what happens when bad behaviour becomes part of the brand.
Dolly. Fashion crimes. Jimmy Frank. Pissing footballers. AI madness. Workplace bullies. Terrible segues.
As Tansy so eloquently puts it: “This is the dumbest fucking episode.”
She may be right.
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This week on Astro Talk, we’re deep in the eclipse corridor and heading towards the Pisces lunar eclipse on 28 August, the final Pisces lunar eclipse in a story that has been unfolding since 2024, so let's look at what happens when people reveal themselves, or perhaps when we finally become willing to see what they’ve been showing us all along. We talk about the difference between empathy and evidence, why understanding somebody’s behaviour doesn’t mean you have to keep experiencing it, and why an old pattern returning around this eclipse doesn’t necessarily mean you’re going backwards.
Mercury moves into Virgo and gives us the gimlet eye, helping us separate what actually happened from the elaborate story our brain has constructed around it. The Sun and Mercury squaring Uranus around the eclipse can bring sudden realisations, surprising conversations, and the urge to change something immediately.
Plus, I take you through the astrology day by day with practical Do’s and Don’ts for working with each transit, including what to lean into, what to leave alone, and why the 32 minute voice note should probably remain in Drafts until the eclipse weather clears.
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This week we've got AFL controversy, TikTok detectives, Taylor Swift's apparently newsworthy haircut, royal relocations, Elton John's KNEECAPS and a groom who outsourced his wedding vows to ChatGPT.
So... another completely normal week.
Come for the week's biggest stories.
Stay for Elton John's kneecaps.
✨ The Sydney Swans allegations and the conversation we're NOT having
✨ Why true crime TikTok has gone way too far
✨ Taylor Swift got a haircut... apparently this is breaking news
✨ Are Harry and Meghan heading back to the UK?
✨ Elton John's extraordinary kneecap accessory
✨ Is "kinda chic" officially over?
✨ Why wedding dress codes have become completely unhinged
✨ The bride who realised her groom's vows were written by ChatGPT
✨ Plus what Kate & Tansy are watching and listening to this week

This week on Astro Talk, we’re coming out of eclipse intensity, but the sky isn’t exactly giving us the week off.
We’ve got Mars square Neptune bringing foggy energy and energy vampires, a gorgeous Venus-Jupiter connection that could bring a little luck and opportunity, a Scorpio Moon pushing us towards a transformation we’ve been avoiding, and a Venus-Saturn reality check around relationships and where we’re giving too much.
Then we finish with Virgo Season and a Capricorn Moon, giving us the cosmic kick up the arse we need to get organised and decide what we’re actually doing next.
I’ll tell you exactly what to lean into, what to watch out for, and how to use the astrology of the week ahead.